| Prionailurus kurteni Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae |
| Genus: | Prionailurus |
| Species: | †P. kurteni |
| Binomial name | |
| †Prionailurus kurteni Jiangzuo et. al., 2024 | |
Prionailurus kurteni is an extinct species of Prionailurus that inhabited China during the Middle Pleistocene. [1]
Prionailurus kurteni was described based on a single specimen, IVPP V33075, a partial mandible with two teeth. The specimen was found in the late Middle Pleistocene locality Hualongdong Cave No. I Homo Site in Anhui Province, China. [1]
The specific name kurteni honors paleontologist Björn Kurtén. [1]
The holotype of P. kurteni is a partial mandible with the fourth premolar and first molar intact. It is very small. [1]
It is described as a very small cat, comparable in size to South Asia rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) and African black-footed cat ( Felis nigripes), whose head-and-body length reach at maximum 48cm (19in) and 52cm (20.5in), respectively.. [2]
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